I have one, and only one 1st Cousin, Lysle. I took both of these pictures, about 40 years apart. He grew up. He still has food in his hand, but no bottle hanging from his lips. He is a gentle giant of a man with a an appetite for fun and adventure, fast cars and even faster motorcycles.
Only one, he showed up for Thanksgiving about five years ago with two quarts of moonshine, the cinnamon one was very tasty. He also has a small cannon.
Forty years makes a lot of difference! I have 36 first cousins, I believe. I wouldn't know most of them if I walked past them on the street. We're not a "close" extended family, LOL!
I love these pictures. So glad he didn’t reproduce the childhood one. That would have been creepy. I have 21 first cousins. I like 3.
ReplyDeleteOnly one, he showed up for Thanksgiving about five years ago with two quarts of moonshine, the cinnamon one was very tasty. He also has a small cannon.
DeleteHow we change.
ReplyDeleteAbout 300 pounds of change, and largely the same personality
DeleteForty years makes a lot of difference! I have 36 first cousins, I believe. I wouldn't know most of them if I walked past them on the street. We're not a "close" extended family, LOL!
ReplyDelete36! My mother was an only child, my father has one sister, who had one child. The family tree gets thin in a hurry.
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